APOPKA, Florida – Wallace H. “Duff” Duffy, 93, of Apopka, Florida and New Vineyard, Maine, died on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Florida Hospital Altamonte.
He was born in Arlington, Mass. on Dec. 23, 1917 to J. Henry and Mary (Wallace) Duffy. Duff received his college degree from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and his medical degree from Boston University.
He was a captain in the U.S. Army and served in Germany during WWII. He married Mary Henry on July 15, 1945 in Lexington, S.C. Duff practiced medicine and general surgery in Farmington, Maine until 1976 and then spent summers at “camp” on Porter Lake and winters in Florida.
In Florida, he worked at several migrant farm workers clinics in Central Florida. Duff and Mary loved the warm Florida weather and especially enjoyed New Smyrna Beach. Duff loved spending time with his family and wonderful friends in Maine and Florida.
He is survived by his daughter, Kathy Duffy of Farmington, Maine; son, John and Gina Duffy of Temple, Maine; grandson, Matthew and Kristen Duffy of Pasadena, Maryland; granddaughters, Jill Duffy of Naugatuck, Conn. and Abby and Joe Eagers of Lisbon, Maine; great grandchildren, Colton and Grayson Duffy of Pasadena, Maryland; nephews, Stewart and Nancy Bither of East Boothbay, Maine and Richard and Denise Bither of Detroit, Michigan.
Visitation will be held Monday, May 9, 2011 from 3 to 4 p.m., with funeral services to immediately follow at 4 p.m., both at the Loomis Family Funeral Home Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Franklin County Animal Shelter, 550 Industry Road, Farmington, Maine 04938 or to a charity of your choice.
Services Entrusted to Loomis Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 420 West Main Street, Apopka, Florida 32712, 407-880-1007. Please visit www.loomisfuneralhomes.com to sign the online guest book.
Thanks, “Duff” for all you did for our family!
Dr. Duffy was the best!!!
Saved my life in the early 60’s. Dr.Duffy was a great man who gave equal care to all who needed his services
Duff was a caring doctor and friend.
I love you Grandpa, and I miss you already!!! :)
Our family lived next door to the Duffy’s and Duff was our family doctor. Duff practiced medicine out of a tiny office in his home on Main Street. He was an old-fashioned family doctor who never turned a patient away for not being able to pay. It was not unusual for Mary to find baskets of home-grown vegetables left on the porch by patients who were not able to pay him money but wanted to pay him something. She would poke her head out the door and sigh, “More apples, what am I going to do with them all…” He moved to Florida where instead of retiring and taking it easy, he practiced medicine well into his 80’s at a clinic for migrant farm workers. This man lived an unselfish life of service to humanity his entire life and deserves our utmost honor and respect.
Hi Kathy. I am so terribly sorry to hear about Duff. He was a wonderful person. My prayers are for you and your family. Please email me sometime. I would love to hear from you. Hilda